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Patterned Reality: The Common Pursuit of Science and Art
Posted by the Node, on 1 September 2026
Friedrich Bliem writes about how patterns function as an epistemic bridge between scientific, cognitive and artistic processes.From killing cells to shaping them: enigma of Caspase-3 beyond apoptosis
Posted by Saurabh chand Sagar, on 1 September 2026
Small historic background: In an era when caspases are known as killer proteins, Drosophila Malpighian tubules state otherwise. Drosophila is a holometabolous insect, meaning that it goes through three life …Show and Tell: Start Exploring Single-cell Data
Posted by Julia Ibe, on 31 August 2026
Bioinformatics can seem intimidating, especially when you’re just starting out. But you don’t need to be an expert to begin exploring single-cell RNA-seq data. In this short tutorial, I walk …Rooting for root research 2026
Posted by Gwendolyn_Kirschner, on 26 August 2026
The International Symposium on Root Development (often referred to as the “Rooting” conference series) takes place every three years and unites developmental biology, agriculture, plant-pathogen interactions, and biotechnology – on plant roots! After it …I don’t belong here: Thoughts of a first-generation academic
Posted by Stefanie Williams, on 25 August 2026
As a university student working towards my bachelor’s degree, I didn’t even know what it would mean to add “Dr.” to my name. Six months into my postdoc, I regularly …Every seed mattered
Posted by Katarina Kurtović, on 22 August 2026
It is summertime. I am eight years old and on summer break. I have been an early bird for as long as I can remember, and that morning I get …Revisiting metabolic fundamentals
Posted by Diego Sainz de la Maza, on 21 August 2026
In this post, Liliana Piñeros and Diego Sainz de la Maza report on the Workshop, ‘Revisiting metabolic fundamentals’.Journey through two lenses: SDB meeting 2026
Posted by Zainab Afzal, on 9 August 2026
Zainab Afzal writes about the 2026 SDB Meeting from two lenses: through her scientific and her camera lens.The little beach hopper that could
Posted by Billy Hinchen, on 6 August 2026
How Parhyale hawaiensis went from mundane beach critter to lab celebrity across biology, chemistry and even physics.How to choose rotations and a dissertation lab
Posted by David Fay, on 3 August 2026
With most first-year PhD students starting graduate programs this month, it seemed like a good time to address the most important dilemma faced by many incoming PhD students—how to choose …Subscribe to our mailing list
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